Dave Haslam - Before The Smiths were The Smiths

Nice article from Dave on Manchester architecture, Crazy Face, X-Clothes and Joe Moss

Before the Smiths were the Smiths

Johnny Marr & Joe Moss - the cool dude and the true bohemian

davehaslam.substack.com

 

[ACTON]

A quick Google says he produced their second album in 1997 and had been friends with Philip Cunningham via Electronic so.. maybe? Found this photo... my God, that hair!
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The only time JM had ok hairstyle was on The South Bank Show documentary and on THE THE 'Beaten Generation' video. His hair is worse now than Paul Weller's frightwig.

 

[Amy]

The only time JM had ok hairstyle was on The South Bank Show documentary and on THE THE 'Beaten Generation' video. His hair is worse now than Paul Weller's frightwig.

Hahaha, it's not that bad! Not keen on the Beaten Gen... hair or long, floppy 90s hair curtains. Big soft spot for the old Keith Richards do and the Ronettes beehive though.

 

[Johnnie Ray]

Unlike most people I firmly believe that not every song by Morrissey is about Johnny f***ing Marr!

My favorite Morrissey song about Johnny Marr is "He Knows I'd Love To See Him." What's yours?

 

[BrokenFrame]

Hahaha, it's not that bad! Not keen on the Beaten Gen... hair or long, floppy 90s hair curtains. Big soft spot for the old Keith Richards do and the Ronettes beehive though.

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What's that strange creature on his head attacking him!?!?!?!?!?!

 

[Grilled Cheese]

My favorite Morrissey song about Johnny Marr is "He Knows I'd Love To See Him." What's yours?

My Love Life - I know you love one person so why don’t you love two?

 

[Amy]

My favorite Morrissey song about Johnny Marr is "He Knows I'd Love To See Him." What's yours?

Forgive Someone

 

[Amy]

What's that strange creature on his head attacking him!?!?!?!?!?!

I fear it may be Tibby.

 

[Les Tameside]

They were on good terms then (mid-90s) - until the court case exploded everything again, of course.

Indeed. Yes. As I recall, Marr settled and Morrissey immediately claimed to live on Mars.

 

[Geoffrey Ingram]

Dave Haslam using Morrissey / The Smiths again to remain relevant.

 

[Uncleskinny]

Dave Haslam using Morrissey / The Smiths again to remain relevant.

Yes, the man who's just had a run of best selling books, still Djs, and has numerous speaking engagements still needs to do this, but only in your blinkered, cloistered world, because what other explanation could there be?

 

[Geoffrey Ingram]

Yes, the man who's just had a run of best selling books, still Djs, and has numerous speaking engagements still needs to do this, but only in your blinkered, cloistered world, because what other explanation could there be?

Nothing blinkered about my world. The only time I ever hear anything about him is when he mentions Morrissey.

 

[Surface]

Nothing blinkered about my world. The only time I ever hear anything about him is when he mentions Morrissey.

Mmm, is that possibly because this is a Morrissey related site so when Haslam mentions Morrissey it gets posted here. He talks about New Order a lot as well but that won’t appear on here.

 

[Geoffrey Ingram]

Mmm, is that possibly because this is a Morrissey related site so when Haslam mentions Morrissey it gets posted here. He talks about New Order a lot as well but that won’t appear on here.

That's right. I simply live on this site only and don't access any information from anywhere else.
You could be telling me it's all kicking off in the middle east and I wouldn't have a clue unless it's on the main page of this website.....

 

[Juan Dulces]

My favorite Morrissey song about Johnny Marr is "He Knows I'd Love To See Him." What's yours?

Forgive Someone.

 

[goinghome]

Nothing blinkered about my world. The only time I ever hear anything about him is when he mentions Morrissey.

I'd be surprised if he too doesn't hang around Msolo (which is more like Morrissey-solo-&-co-&-co-&...). What would his username be?

 

[Vesper Nocturne]

I'd be surprised if he too doesn't hang around Msolo (which is more like Morrissey-solo-&-co-&-co-&...). What would his username be?

If he’s here in full disguise, nationality and everything, it’ll be Redacted! Otherwise if he’s only in a kind of partial disguise, it’ll be luxo!!! Lolol

 

[Anonymous]

Damn - people are still salty because Dave Haslam single-handedly ended Morrissey's career in 2018?

 

[Johnny]

I'd be interested to know what best selling books DH has produced.
Perhaps Skinny can tell us ?

 

[Crisstti]

Let’s remember the rant Joe Moss’ son wrote. It seems Moss did have something against Moz so Moz’ paranoia wasn’t completely unfounded.

 

[Anothermous]

Let’s remember the rant Joe Moss’ son wrote. It seems Moss did have something against Moz so Moz’ paranoia wasn’t completely unfounded.

Yeah, that something was actually the Mozzer’s paranoia and jealousy of Joe, so that’s just circular reasoning.